How do we use cookies on this forum?

We use files known as cookies on The Classic Machinery Network to improve its performance and to enhance your user experience. By using The Classic Machinery Network you agree that we can place these types of files on your device.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that a website may put on your computer, or mobile device, when you first visit that site or one of its pages.

There are many functions that a cookie can serve. For example, a cookie will help the website, or another website, to recognise your device the next time you visit it. The Classic Machinery Network uses the term "cookies" in this policy to refer to all files that collect information in this way.

Certain cookies contain personal information – for example, if you click on "remember me" when logging on, a cookie will store your username. Most cookies will not collect information that identifies you, but will instead collect more general information such as how users arrive at and use The Classic Machinery Network, or a user’s general location.

What sort of cookies does The Classic Machinery Network use?

Cookies can perform several different functions:

1. Necessary CookiesSome cookies are essential for the operation of The Classic Machinery Network. These cookies enable services you have specifically asked for.

2. Performance CookiesThese cookies may collect anonymous information on the pages visited. For example, we might use performance cookies to keep track of which pages are most popular, which method of linking between pages is most effective and to determine why some pages are receiving error messages.

The Classic Machinery Network may also allow third parties to serve cookies that fall into any of the categories above. For example, like many sites, we may use Google Analytics to help us monitor our website traffic.

Can a forum user block cookies?

To find out how to manage which cookies you allow, see your browser’s help section or your mobile device manual - or you can visit one of the sites below, which have detailed information on how to manage, control or delete cookies.

Please remember that if you do choose to disable cookies, you may find that certain sections of The Classic Machinery Network do not work properly.

Cookies on The Classic Machinery Network from social networking sites

The Classic Machinery Network may have links to social networking websites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter or YouTube). These websites may also place cookies on your device and The Classic Machinery Network does not control how they use their cookies, therefore The Classic Machinery Network suggests you check their website(s) to see how they are using cookies.